EPSG:2318

Ain el Abd / Aramco Lambert

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Available transformations
to EPSG:4326
EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

Selected transformation

Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derivation is more precise, but no evidence that accuracy is better than Ain el Abd to WGS 84 (3). OGP recommends using Ain el Abd to WGS 84 (3).

Information source: KOC

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: Ain el Abd

Datum: Ain el Abd 1970

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Saudi Aramco

Revision date: 2002-02-12

Scope: Oil and gas exploration and production.

Remarks: Used by Saudi Aramco when area of interest crosses UTM zone boundary. Adopted by partners for Core Venture 1 (South Ghawar) area.

Area of use: Saudi Arabia - onshore.

Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.

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Center coordinates
-47090.67 463747.94

Projected bounds:
-141589.51 377856.35
46789.3 550321.77

WGS84 bounds:
46.54 28.53
48.48 30.09

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["Ain el Abd / Aramco Lambert",
    GEOGCS["Ain el Abd",
        DATUM["Ain_el_Abd_1970",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4204"]],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",25.08951],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",48],
    PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",17],
    PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",33],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",0],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2318"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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            BASEGEOGCRS["Ain el Abd",
                DATUM["Ain el Abd 1970",
                    ELLIPSOID["International 1924",6378388,297,
                        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
                PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                ID["EPSG",4204]],
            CONVERSION["Aramco Lambert",
                METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)",
                    ID["EPSG",9802]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",25.08951,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8821]],
                PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",48,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8822]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",17,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8823]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",33,
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                    ID["EPSG",8824]],
                PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",0,
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                PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",0,
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                AXIS["(E)",east,
                    ORDER[1],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                AXIS["(N)",north,
                    ORDER[2],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Oil and gas exploration and production."],
                AREA["Saudi Arabia - onshore."],
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    TARGETCRS[
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            ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
                ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            CS[ellipsoidal,2],
                AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
                    ORDER[1],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                AREA["World."],
                BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
            ID["EPSG",4326]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84",
        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
            ID["EPSG",9606]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis translation",-85.645,
            ID["EPSG",8605]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",-273.077,
            ID["EPSG",8606]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",-79.708,
            ID["EPSG",8607]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",-2.289,
            ID["EPSG",8608]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",1.421,
            ID["EPSG",8609]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-2.532,
            ID["EPSG",8610]],
        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1.000003194,
            ID["EPSG",8611]]]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["Ain_el_Abd_Aramco_Lambert",
    GEOGCS["GCS_Ain_el_Abd_1970",
        DATUM["D_Ain_el_Abd_1970",
            SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",48.0],
    PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",17.0],
    PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",33.0],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",25.08951],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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                },
                {
                    "name": "Easting at false origin",
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                    "name": "Northing at false origin",
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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=lcc"
	"lat_0=25.08951"
	"lon_0=48"
	"lat_1=17"
	"lat_2=33"
	"x_0=0"
	"y_0=0"
	"ellps=intl"
	"towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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